While Mac Jones’s status still remains in question heading into Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bears, there were some signs on Thursday that the second-year quarterback will indeed be the one lining up under center for the first time in nearly a month.

One player to watch is rookie WR Tyquan Thornton had seven touches (3 carries, 4 catches) in just 40 snaps and a pair of touchdowns last week 

Ben Volin doubled down on a claim about Mac Jones “needing to be humbled” during an interview with WEEI Wednesday, and ended up having to apologize Thursday after basing a follow up report off a bogus DM.

While ESPN may have released their promo graphic featuring Bailey Zappe and Matthew Judon leading up to the New England Patriots’ battle against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football, it looks like there may potentially be a change coming to one of those names.

Jason McCourty weighs in on how the Patriots feel internally about managing quarterbacks Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe,

After seeing Christian Barmore leave Sunday’s game in Cleveland with a right knee injury, the news appears to be positive for the defensive tackle.

A report by Ben Volin this morning sounds like it may have come from a source who may have been putting him on, and unfortunately Volin ran with it.

With New England Patriots QB Mac Jones approaching nearly a month since being sidelined after suffering an ankle injury back on September 25th against the Ravens in Week 3, many fans have been split on New England’s current QB situation thanks to teammate Bailey Zappe’s recent success in his absence. Ben Volin apparently decided to take it a step further.

A lot of people tend to downplay New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers’ value to the team, but the veteran quietly continues to impress.

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all, it sounds like former Texans executive vice president of football operations and New England character coach Jack Easterby spouted some bizarre claims during his time in Houston.

With the New England Patriots about to turn the page into Week 7, it was interesting to go through the totals compared to 2021 and see just how much more they’re learning on the ground game compared to last season. And the difference is significant.  By quite a bit.

Cleveland wanted to shut down the run and make the third-string New England Patriots rookie beat them, and beat them he did.

Bailey Zappe was once again impressive, completing 24-34 passes for 301 yards, with two TDs and 0 INTs for a 118.4 passer rating.

The New England Patriots couldn’t have asked for a better performance from rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe on Sunday, as he finished the day against the Browns with another solid showing.

The Patriots came into baseball-crazy Cleveland and laid a 38-15 pasting on the hometown Browns. The visitors evened their season record at 3-3 as they continue to have success during the soft portion of their 2022 schedule.

Jakobi’s worked extremely hard. He’s developed route-running concepts at multiple positions, inside, outside, and play-action, …

Bill Belichick said on Friday that Saturday tends to be the day when evaluations are made for players who are close to returning from injuries, and it looks like he must have liked what he saw from Mac Jones prior to the club’s departure to Cleveland.

In this episode, we looked back at the victory against the Lions, and later on, we previewed the updcoming game against the Browns.

Some New England Patriots-related news and notes on this Friday.

Former Patriots defensive end and 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee to be honored at halftime against the Chicago Bears, receive ring.

While the New England Patriots haven’t exactly gotten off to the best of starts, the fact that seemingly very few other clubs across the NFL have been able to go on much of a tear finds Bill Belichick’s team still very much in the mix.

The Cleveland Browns present a formidable opponent for the Patriots’ week 6 opponent.  Not many think much of the Browns and to look past them would be a mistake. 

The Patriots have options in the passing game, and this week could see them targeting Hunter Henry more, especially in the red zone.

Matthew Judon sets the Patriots record for most consecutive games with a sack to begin a season, surpassing Andre Tippett’s 1986 season.

Bill Belichick voices his support for Kendrick Bourne after a slow start to the 2022 season in his weekly appearance on WEEI.